PETA, and the ASPCA are also murderers of cats and dogs.

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It is so sad how many people have read the PE article and taken it for fact without even bothering to call the HS, that is truly pathetic. The HSSBV had their own statement about the situation which was mysteriously never published.

These crazies want to blame the HS, who’s only “crime” is providing free euthanasia-what would happen to these animals if they didn’t? Should they just roam the streets? The blame should be placed where it belongs, on people who won’t spay and neuter their pets or stop backyard breeding or buying from such breeders. And don’t forget the people who dump their pets off when they become inconvenient, then get pissed off when they can’t get placed (no way they didn’t sign an agreement about this if they turned them in to someone-but pets can’t be turned into the HS, it is not a shelter).

As a volunteer at the HSSBV, if someone were doing anything like what these people say, I would be livid, but the people I work with are all animal lovers who just want to work on getting as many spay/neuters done in the community to prevent pet overpopulation. It is really disgusting to say that anyone there would ever want an animal to die.

As for Lynne, she helped my Mom when her 17 yo cat was put down and she was incredibly kind to them both, making sure it was as painless as possible.

If donors are discouraged from donating to the HSSBV, there will only be more pets euthanized in the long run since their work is to get low cost spay/neuters performed-fewer fixed pets, more unwanted animals-great job, whackos who proclaim to love animals so much.

The comment by ‘A Friend’ must be either Lynn Hildebrand or one of her fellow killers.
EVERYONE who has half a brain can see what’s going on. You all are doomed.

Note: Yes this “Humane Society” will kill for free on request. Isn’t anyone else disturbed about such a practice? Euthanasia is for the purpose ending suffering as a result of a terminal disease, not a way of trashing your pet because you want to move on. What kind of vet would kill on demand with NOT STANDARDS at all? Well, now comes HSSBV, ready willing and able and it makes sense. Why? Because, it is part of their little known creed- better dead than bred. They think their mass killings-though kept secret until now- is the best way to keep pet population down, not the spay/neuter they tout publicly. And this is just the beginning of their story. Many talk about the justified extermination of ALL dogs of certain breeds and they are not the breeds you would first think of.

But the real question leads to the insidious side of this story: WHERE ARE THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS COMING FROM?
The real story here is about Lynn Hildebrand, the SBH Society’s “humane educator”. She has been allowed into classrooms to teach young children about humane treatment of animals. However, many know that the overwhelming amount of killing is by her. One employee has told of seeing Hildebrand kill as many as 50 a day DURING business hours. And many have complained about truckloads also coming in on a regular basis AFTER close of business day at all hours of the night. Putting together the figures various employees are citing, the death toll could actually be much, much higher, i.e., double or even triple. At least three employees have insisted the euthanasia slips they use to account for death tolls are frequently misstated to make the kill count much, much lower. So the records that Sue Dawson purports to rely on are meaningless!

Employees and associates alike say Hildebrand answers ‘free to good home’ pet ads, pretends she wants to adopt the animals for will find a home for one and upon receiving the animal it is immediately killed.

Others have seen and photographed her ‘catch and kill’ traps and food stations where she lures any animal that she can to her, killing them immediately, without even attempting to find the owners. Others say she does not care if the animals have owner i.d. or not, since she thinks the animals will multiply and she is ‘solving’ the problem then and there.

Hildebrand has a network of like killers, who advertise for fee pets, troll ads for give aways and still others who will take animals in as ‘rescues’ but quickly kill the animals.

Hopefully more people will talk, more info will surface and the public will call for the prosecution of this horrific deceitful group that believe the rest of us are fools that can never understand their superiority and the wisdom of their ‘final solution’.

We do not operate an animal shelter. There are many agencies in the area that work to rescue animals and promote pet adoptions. We do not duplicate that important work; instead we focus on the prevention of homeless and unwanted animals.

This community is in a pet over-population crisis. By providing thousands of affordable and accessible spay/neuter surgeries each year, we are diligently working to create a future where every animal born will have a loving, forever home. That is our mission and our passion.

We have assisted some animal guardians, who bring owner-surrendered, feral, and homeless animals to receive services such as low-cost spay/neuter surgery, low-cost vaccines, adoption referrals, or humane euthanasia services at no cost. These services happen during the day, and also in the evenings, as we’ve agreed to lend support to those independent animal caretakers who also have full-time day jobs.

We have nothing to hide from the public about our policies or practices, nor do we participate in illegal activities. Nothing has occurred which is secretive or clandestine.
Please note that we have chosen to provide euthanasia services at no cost to our clients, so that every animal, and pet owner, may have access to this humane passing when they are in need. Veterinarian offices may charge $150-$250 for this service, plus a disposal fee. Even the shelters have a surrender fee. And while those fees are not unrealistic, there are still people who cannot afford those options. During this most difficult decision, we have chosen to be an open resource for all people, no matter what their circumstances. We shudder to think of the suffering that could and would happen to animals in need if we were not here with open doors.

However, along with offering the service of euthanasia at no charge, we realize that we will have a disproportionate number of clients coming to us. We have weighed the cost against the consequence of not providing it, and have unanimously agreed on our policy, purely for the benefit of the animals.

The euthanasia statistics cited in the Press-Enterprise article were not accurate, and our cited operating budget was inflated. The figure of 800 euthanasias performed per month is an averaged number, representing the monthly total of all such services performed for our clients, due to varied factors such as illness, injury, Parvovirus, elderly status, poor quality of life, the owner could not afford care, etc. The majority of these services were performed for owner-authorized surrendered pets. There were not 500 euthanasias performed in the evenings.

It is unfortunate that the article that appeared in the Press-Enterprise mentioned nothing about the many hundreds of animals who have been placed in loving, forever homes through the work of the animal guardians aforementioned. And it is unfortunate that an organization celebrating its 40th year of helping to prevent animal suffering would be accused of creating animal suffering, because of some misconstrued facts. How heartbreaking.

Despite our invitation to the Press-Enterprise reporter to visit our facility, to speak with staff in person, to ask questions or even film our operations, he declined.
We are proud of the work we do for people and pets in the community.

Having plenty of food for all those animals that might come into that facility and needed funds for Vet care are always important.

When disaster strikes like the wild fires, it’s always impressive to see the many volunteers come forward when many animals need to be evacuated to a safe area and then cared for. A difficult task indeed.

And AC and HS are generally leading the charge.

I guess anyone with a big check wanting to help fund such a good cause could go down to a facility and see for themselves what is needed.

The only answer I see for all the stray animals being put down by what seems as a alarming amount, is for animal owners to be held accountable.

The public and private sector cannot afford to build larger facilities just to house animals for prolonged periods of time, hoping that these animals are adopted.

It sounds silly but it’s like building jails and housing inmates, the costs can be staggering.

BUT the public should not hassel AC employees, they should support them like they do anyone performing a tuff public service.

My concern over the HS is that these lies and vendettas would hurt their donations. And if the HS closes down, imagine how bad it would be if we think it is bad now. Amazing how people can overlook all the good just to concentrate on their perception of bad. We need to be concerned about this because it doesn’t hurt the HS in as much as it hurts the entire community. This wasn’t done to help the animals, it was done in a vindictive manner with no regards for the consequences.

I worked for Pomona Valley Humane Society in 1977-78 as a Humane Officer. Even back then we covered 5 cities and the stray dogs and cats were out of control. We picked up hundreds of dead animals a month that were struck by cars on the highway.

The number of dead animals picked up and put down then was beyond belief, but what is one too do with that many animals running loose? Countless numbers of sick animals running loose. It was SAD to see.

We had an adaption system, spay and neuter clinic. Many citizens visited the facility during the day looking for that special pet, many were adopted, many were not.

Many citizens rich and poor donated money and their time to find owners for all these animals, to ensure the facility had plenty of food. Many Vets donated their time to help with sick and injured animals.

EVERYDAY there was a list put together by the facility manager of what animals would be put down, sometimes the list was small, other times it was lengthy. The animals were euthanized after hours and after EVERYONE was gone from the facility.

We had a pick-up service for the euthanized animals, they came at least 3 times a week, after hours. It was something you would not want to see. And we didn’t want anyone seeing it.

Back then our numbers were not far off from the numbers discussed here, that was 33 years ago. It appears not much has changed based on this article.

One has to do that job to even begin to understand the numbers and what is really going on, to have an opinion of what Animal Control employees face everyday. A thankless job indeed.

What is happening out there on the streets by no means is AC’s fault. WE should be blaming the careless pet owners and this is 85% of the problem.

The animal rights morons should be targeting pet owners, not AC, unless they find conditions and the overall care of animals sub-standard.

In the political arena, I don’t think any Humane Society or government Animal Control facility has ever been high on anyone’s list for funding, in most cases.

As alarming as the numbers seem, with the population around here, it should be of NO surprise.

Go out into the desert sometime and see the wild dogs out there. Sorry to say they are an extreme danger to many, and AC can’t catch them. You know what happens then.

My hats off to those who work in the AC business and give it their best.

“The video on You Tube was produced by Last Chance for Animals, a Los Angeles-based animal advocacy group that has national reach. It was posted by another animal rights group, then taken down later the same day at the request of Last Chance for Animals.

“I don’t feel what they’re doing is wrong,” said Chris DeRose, president and founder of Last Chance for Animals.”

But this short sentence is being overlooked. Also Sue Dawson’s comments were taken out of context. Yes, the HS euthanizes and they do it for free. Not only do they serve the low income with spay/neuter, they also serve the low income and whoever with free euthanasia rather than letting their pets suffer and die because they can’t afford the $60-100 to put their pet down at the vet. Not one shred of evidence was presented other than “opinions” of incompetent, disgrunted, self serving ex-employees. These are not whistleblowers because they speak up now when asked. Whistleblowers go out and do something like this blog. They could have made a complaint to the DEA or even to Last Chance. Opinions were offered about animals brought in when there were no credentials to make the decision as to whether these animals were healthy or not, dying of parvo or distemper and the owners couldn’t afford a vet. The DEA is constantly checking records for any agency that euthanizes and in all these years, the DEA has not found anything wrong. What this means is that there is paperwork that was signed by an owner for each animal euthanized. In other words, these were owner requested euthanasias. And too, a stray is seriously injured, picked up by staff off the streets, and the injuries justify euthanasia to relieve suffering. Remember that the HS is not a shelter and does not fall under the Hayden for hold times.

I have been there afterhours to euthanize my pets. I didn’t want to endure or have my pet endure the chaos during the day. And the HS was kind enough to allow me to do this.

Coming after the HS will only end up hurting the community. If their donations fall then their low cost spay/neuter clinic can close. Their cruelty investigations will stop. And no more humane education in the schools means even more cruelty when the kids become pet owners.

This reporter obviously had no story when Last Chance made that statement but he continued with his story using these ex-employees to degrade the HS. There are always those out there who have vendettas against animal control and the HS. They have tried everything in the book to hurt the very agencies that do good. A local web site condemns animal control and has things posted that are out of date and never proven. This site states that “employees” blew the whistle but these “employees” were inmates from Glen Helen doing weekend service because of drugs, dui’s, etc. This led to thousands of public records being pulled and nothing was found. A court case was filed and when there was no evidence it was dropped. Don’t jump on bandwagons til you can hear all the music. Don’t promote these lies and hurt an agency that has done so much good for our community.

And if the no kill rescues found out the reality maybe they would find alternative options instead. I think the san bernardino valley humane society needs to clearly articulate what they are trying to do so people dont get any misconceptions.